Wait are they gonna close down gyms because of coronavirus?

[mtpaquette]

Catch me out here like...

[BenBlue]

Getting crafty w resistance bands and a playground. Actually getting some decent sessions in.....just really missing the iron already, and it hasn't even been a week

[Farley1324]

It looks like it.

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[faipdeooiad]

Things are getting very real here - Nando’s & McDonald’s closing today

[SuffolkPunch]

Bah, they did eventually shut our gym. Luckily I have power cage at home so it'll be back to basics training for a while...

[Cazken]

yes, inevitably. get gym gear right now for cheap.

[deano110]

Yeah all gym's in the UK are closed (and rightly so imo under the circumstances). I'm quite enjoying the challenge and novelty of home workouts at the moment, so on the topic, has anyone got any useful suggestions or websites where you can pick up inexpensive and practical home workout equipment?

[Madevilz]

yes, inevitably. get gym gear right now for cheap.

Gyms equipements are flying off the shelves over here. Even classifieds stuff are selling quickly.
Went on a hunt for gym equipment this weekend, and was not able to get Olympic gear.
Lined up at a fitness store, and got out with almost nothing lol
Have to do with a standard barbell for the upcoming weeks. Got a dip/pullup station for cheap which is nice.

[urbanlifter]

Build a home gym and become a member of the 'Crew', we have the best cookies....

[Madevilz]

^^^
mirin

I already spent way too much for cheap chit though, training at home just isn't the same as training at an actual gym.

[urbanlifter]

Leverage Gym's are great too, high/low pulley and great for overloading after barbell work.



Need more leg work, got you covered with the belt squat



Used to be the same way with training at home, but once you hand select pieces that fit your style the commercial gym sucks.

[superhuman67]

Nice ^^^^^^looking home gym and like you mentioned once you get the right selected pieces you never
miss a commercial gym cause it's open whenever and close whenever

[urbanlifter]

Nice ^^^^^^looking home gym and like you mentioned once you get the right selected pieces you never
miss a commercial gym cause it's open whenever and close whenever

Thanks! For me that's the best part of owning a home gym, sure it's convenient but moreso the ability to buy specialized pieces of equipment. Commercial gym equipment is made to fit the largest variety of body types possible, which means for many people some of the machines will never quite feel right.

[CoffeeStout]

My gym, one of the last ones still open in the area, shut down last night until Apr. 1st due to the governor's mandated order. Thankfully I still have some gym equipment left from my divorce in the garage that I will make due with.

[TheFugitive]

^^^
mirin

I already spent way too much for cheap chit though, training at home just isn't the same as training at an actual gym.

It never is, motivation suffers at home

[BenBlue]

Gyms equipements are flying off the shelves over here. Even classifieds stuff are selling quickly.
Went on a hunt for gym equipment this weekend, and was not able to get Olympic gear.
Lined up at a fitness store, and got out with almost nothing lol
Have to do with a standard barbell for the upcoming weeks. Got a dip/pullup station for cheap which is nice.

By the time people get their new home gyms set up, public gyms will reopen. Things are grim now, but it's not gonna be this way all year. Virus's have a sudden influx, hit a plateau and stay steady for a bit, then slow down and die off. I'd guess we're about to hit the plateau stage. We've already seen other countries get a hold on this i.e. the country of origin. The government at this point needs to start thinking about mitigating the hit on the economy, which means once things are under control, we're gonna be encouraged to go out and spend our money with businesses again. I bet things are under control by end of spring latest, and everything opens back up.

Edit: I'm not saying everything will be back to normal end of spring, no way no how. It's gonna take time for us to bounce back economically, and the negative impact is just starting. But gyms are going to reopen and the virus spread will be much more under control, that's my guess.

In the meantime, the dip/pullup station and barbell is all you need, for real.

[janson_kaniaz]

#flattenthecurve

stay indoor guys.

[Farley1324]

By the time people get their new home gyms set up, public gyms will reopen. Things are grim now, but it's not gonna be this way all year. Virus's have a sudden influx, hit a plateau and stay steady for a bit, then slow down and die off.

uh

https://imgur.com/FX4BUPJ

[BenBlue]

uh

https://imgur.com/FX4BUPJ

That's assuming a more or less linear growth rate, which won't be the case. To my understanding that's not how virus's work, especially w all the quarantine efforts that have been implemented across the globe.

[urbanlifter]

It never is, motivation suffers at home

It's more difficult for the people who NEED to be seen working out, I know the Insta fitness influencers are dying right now LOL

[BenBlue]

It's more difficult for the people who NEED to be seen working out, I know the Insta fitness influencers are dying right now LOL

Good, **** them.

[Farley1324]

That's assuming a more or less linear growth rate, which won't be the case. To my understanding that's not how virus's work, especially w all the quarantine efforts that have been implemented across the globe.

It would be more accurate to exponent an exponential growth rate...

[BenBlue]

It would be more accurate to exponent an exponential growth rate...

The data is way too fresh for these numbers to mean anything beyond the here and now. All we can ascertain is that this needs to be taken seriously, as it's one of the worst pandemic's we've ever seen, and it's spreading at an alarming rate, to say the least. The growth rate will change dramatically over the coming weeks, for the better. Covid isn't what takes us out as a race.

[Farley1324]

The data is way too fresh for these numbers to mean anything beyond the here and now. All we can ascertain is that this needs to be taken seriously, as it's one of the worst pandemic's we've ever seen, and it's spreading at an alarming rate, to say the least. The growth rate will change dramatically over the coming weeks, for the better. Covid isn't what takes us out as a race.

On what do you base this opinion?

Because history of every other country and predictions of every expert or professional I have seen says exactly the opposite (for North America, timeline as of today forward)

It's only just picking up steam

[BenBlue]

On what do you base this opinion?

I base it on how virus's work. If a virus doesn't have a victim to infect, it dies. Moreover, people build immunity. With the social distancing and quarantines we've seen, with the amount of people who have already been infected and recovered, we're gonna slow this thing down, sooner or later. I also base it off how countries like China, the place of origin mind you, have been getting a grasp on this. Thing's have slow'd down significantly in China with the measures they've taken.

It's fear mongering to say this thing will continue to grow exponentially, period. What I will say is my timeline may be (likely?) short and optimistic, that's yet to be seen, and the growth trend very well might continue for days/weeks or even months, especially with cases that we maybe haven't identified yet. But it's narrow sighted to think we won't get a grasp on this.

[Farley1324]

I base it on how virus's work. If a virus doesn't have a victim to infect, it dies.

The R0 of this virus is somewhere between 2 and 3. That results in exponential spread. We are nowhere near running out of people to infect at this time. It's only just getting going.

Moreover, people build immunity. With the social distancing and quarantines we've seen, with the amount of people who have already been infected and recovered, we're gonna slow this thing down, sooner or later.

Later

I also base it off how countries like China, the place of origin mind you, have been getting a grasp on this.

Please don't tell me you believe a damn thing the chinese communist party government tells you

Thing's have slow'd down significantly in China with the measures they've taken.

Lies lies and more lies from them straight from the beginning. DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING FROM THEM

It's fear mongering to say this thing will continue to grow exponentially, period. My timeline may be short and optimistic, that's yet to be seen, and the growth trend very well might continue for days/weeks, especially with cases that we maybe haven't identified yet. But it's narrow sighted to think we won't get a grasp on this.

This will continue to grow exponentially in North American for the near future at least.

The growth trend in North American will continue for WAY longer than "days".

Nobody said or implied we won't get a grasp on this.

[urbanlifter]

Meanwhile, these gains are growing exponentially thanks to social distancing....bwhaha

[BenBlue]

The R0 of this virus is somewhere between 2 and 3. That results in exponential spread. We are nowhere near running out of people to infect at this time. It's only just getting going.



Later


Please don't tell me you believe a damn thing the chinese communist party government tells you


Lies lies and more lies from them straight from the beginning. DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING FROM THEM



This will continue to grow exponentially in North American for the near future at least.

The growth trend in North American will continue for WAY longer than "days".

Nobody said or implied we won't get a grasp on this.

As for believing what we hear from China, I'm not gonna go down that rabbit's hole, but I hear you.

Days won't be the case, I agree with you there, I was hasty to say that. But I also think a lot of the information being fed to the North American public right now is irresponsible fear mongering. Yes, there's plenty of more people to infect, no question, but there will be a boiling point where things plateau and start to significantly decrease, and we've already started taking significant measures to slow the spread. We may see the decrease a lot sooner than you think. Time will tell.

[Farley1324]

As for believing what we hear from China, I'm not gonna go down that rabbit's hole, but I hear you.

Days won't be the case, I agree with you there, I was hasty to say that. But I also think a lot of the information being fed to the North American public right now is irresponsible fear mongering. Yes, there's plenty of more people to infect, no question, but there will be a boiling point where things plateau and start to significantly decrease, and we've already started taking significant measures to slow the spread. We may see the decrease a lot sooner than you think. Time will tell.

Stop eating the info that's fed to you and instead go out and find it. Warning, you're in for a rude awakeing.

There is a misc thread alllll about this, feel free to venture in and follow for a couple days

[BenBlue]

Stop eating the info that's fed to you and instead go out and find it. Warning, you're in for a rude awakeing.

There is a misc thread alllll about this, feel free to venture in and follow for a couple days

I could say the same thing about you dude. Sounds like you've been listening to nothing but the worst case scenario reporting. I get my info from multiple sources. I've seen both optimistic and pessimistic projections and stats.

We can agree that this is huge. We'll have to wait and see how quickly we get a hold on it. And no, I'm not gonna venture into the misc, who the **** get's their information from that cesspool?